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Manufacturing Microsoft Project

Manufacturing

Posted: 15 Nov 2004 12:33 PM PST

Hi Randy,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

I'm sure someone has, but Project is not designed for production. If your
processes meet the definition of a project (a unique undertaking with
clearly defined start and finish dates) then Project will do all you ask.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-))

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

Randy Galliano wrote: 

Is there a way to save a MS Project Timeline as a PDF output??

Posted: 15 Nov 2004 08:09 AM PST

There is no built in way of saving it to PDF. However, there is a
software call ACROPDF that allow you to print to a virtual printer which
generate the PDF.

This is the link :
http://www.acropdf.com/


Bill wrote: 

Can someone open all tasks in my master plan without accessing th.

Posted: 15 Nov 2004 07:09 AM PST

Yes, they can, provided (as with any plan) that they have MS Project
installed on their system.

Sarah

why is the project 2003 scheduling an activity for a resource dur.

Posted: 13 Nov 2004 03:09 PM PST

If you have created a resource calendar that conflicts with other calendars,
it will take presedence over them.

"Steve House [MS Project MVP]" wrote:
 

completed tasks in PWA showing on resource assignments

Posted: 13 Nov 2004 09:45 AM PST

Thanks for the responce Dale. I was using Collaborate - Publish - New and
Changed Assignments. I wasn't sure exactly how the different publishing
options worked and it intuitively seemed like the choice. Would that be the
reason that my tasks are not updating?

"Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
 

msgbox

Posted: 13 Nov 2004 06:17 AM PST


Anna,
You're welcome.
John

Hours in MSP 2000

Posted: 12 Nov 2004 12:19 PM PST

David --

You are welcome, my friend! I "read between the lines" in your original
post and hoped that my answer would help you.

--
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


"David McTavish" <co.uk> wrote in message
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Error When Baselining

Posted: 12 Nov 2004 12:19 PM PST

How can I tell if I have SR-1 installed? Since I posted this message, I have
opened an older version of this file and can successfilly baseline the plan
so I think it's a problem with the file... Is there a way to "fix" it? I
have already tried the Save As.. .mpd. Anything else?

"Rod Gill" wrote:
 

Critical Task with Slack

Posted: 12 Nov 2004 11:58 AM PST

That was the nub of my question and you are quite correct, that is a very
appropriate use of the SNET constraint. I asked because many people
introduce constraints in an attempt to get the schedule to conform to some
pre-conceived idea of what it "should" look like and almost invariably such
a strategy ultimate creates far more problems than it solves. I wonder if
this might be a situation where a SF link would work well. We have tasks in
a chain A->B->C->D and also task B1->C, B1 being that task the we're talking
about that the consultant is on. B1 needs to finish just in time for task C
to begin, C's timing being driven by the sequence A->B->. Would it work for
you to schedule C as the predecessor with B1 as its *successor* with a
Start-to-Finish link? I think of "predecessor" meaning the task controlling
the timing and "sucessor" meaning the task whose timing is controlled in
this sort of context, the idea being that the start of C determines when B1
must end and so in turn that determines the latest B1 can start.

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs



"Bill Swihart" <com> wrote in message
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Is there a quick key to get to the end of the "Task Name" line

Posted: 12 Nov 2004 09:04 AM PST

Hi Joe,
If you haven't found it already, the keyboard shortcut for indent is
[ALT]+[SHIFT]+ [Right arrow key]. Outdent is [ALT]+[SHIFT]+[Left arrow key].
If you like keyboard shortcuts, you may turn on the display of the shortcut
in the screen tip of the toolbar buttons. Go to Tools --> Customize -->
Toolbars.
Click the Options tab, click in the "Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips" check
box.
Hope this helps.
Julie


"Joe" wrote:
 

Resource % calculations on fixed duration tasks

Posted: 11 Nov 2004 03:18 PM PST

The percentage is NOT the portion of the task's work the resource is doing.
It is the percentage of his workday that resource will devote to that task.
I could have a 1 day task, 8 hours duration, with 4 resources assigned 50%
each. That means that over the course of the 8 hour day the task takes,
each resources contributes 4 man-hours of work.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"Andy" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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SS Dependency

Posted: 11 Nov 2004 10:05 AM PST

The SS doesn't quite mean they'll always start together - it means that the
start time of the predecessor determines when the successor is *able* to
start. The start of 172 (after taking into account any lag or lead times)
thus defines the EARLIEST that 173 can start but there are any number of
factors that might drive 173 to start later than the link might dictate,
things like the required resource not being available at just that right
moment, for example.


--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs

"Monica" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Reading Project Documents without Application

Posted: 11 Nov 2004 09:58 AM PST

I discovered that someone in the office had a copy of project. I believe
I've seen utilities to read Word and Excel without the application, and
thought something similar was available for Project. Thanks for your
assistance.

"Mike Glen" <glenATmvps.org> wrote in message
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Finishing tasks early, before baseline start date

Posted: 11 Nov 2004 09:01 AM PST

If I can jump in - a project plan is not supposed to be a passive document
simply recording when people do work. IMHO, it is a PROACTIVE document -
your role as project manager is similar to the conductor in an orchestra and
the project plan is the symphonic score. You plan so as to accomplish the
project's goals on time and under budget and then you advise the resources
where they need to go with what tools and when they need to be there to work
on the tasks at the times you have determined they are supposed to take
place. You may have the occasional task that you find can start earlier
than you originally thought but that should be a relatively rare event. If
it COULD start earlier, that's where your plan should have showed it
scheduled in the first place. In the planning process you should have
determined the earliest that conditions would permit it to start and
directed the resource to work on it at that time.

Steve House [MVP]

"David" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How do I schedule a 3 day task over 20 days?

Posted: 11 Nov 2004 08:33 AM PST

Hi Julie,

Thanks for the reply, I have tried your method and whilst it does work, does
not reflect the whole story, there are 28 tasks in total some resources will
own 3 or more tasks others 1, when I got to scheduling them all in the whole
thing got very complicated and went awry!!

I consider myself very profficient in the MS suite but am humbled at my lack
of understanding of Project. A steep learning curve over the next few days to
get this project plan to resemble what I want it to look like and many more
months to learn the product to a profficient level.

Thank you for your time and suggestion.

Regards

KevD

"JulieD" wrote:
 

Scheduling nightmare!

Posted: 11 Nov 2004 05:14 AM PST

You're welcome, Kev :-)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP


Email Signatures wrote: 

how do i set up a bar chart report in project

Posted: 11 Nov 2004 02:49 AM PST

Hi Derek,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

Strictly a report is a print out of your data on paper. If you mean a view,
then use the + and - to the left of the summary task name to open or
collapse the details. For a Project summary, set it up via
Tools/Options.../View tab, bottom right.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-))

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

Derek Dench wrote: 

what does the insert key look like

Posted: 10 Nov 2004 10:42 PM PST

Mine is a truncated four-faced pyramid, roughly 1cm square, black, with the
work "Insert" printed on it.


"MS Project 2k user" <MS Project 2k microsoft.com> wrote in
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Can I highlight cells (yellow, red, ...) in Project?

Posted: 10 Nov 2004 02:54 PM PST

another alternative is to use a customised field with a colourful graphic in
it (tools / customise / fields)

Cheers
JulieD

"JackD" <momokuri@gmail> wrote in message
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MS Project Ceritification

Posted: 10 Nov 2004 02:43 PM PST

Steve --

As always, excellent comments based on your years of experience! Well said,
my friend!

--
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


"Steve House [MS Project MVP]" <send.hotmail.com>
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Master Project Dependency Functionality

Posted: 10 Nov 2004 11:34 AM PST

As long as the individual plans are just updated versions of the previous
individual plan you should be OK. If they are totally new, then you can
expect that things will get screwed up sooner or later.

--
-Jack ... For project information and macro examples visit
http://masamiki.com/project

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"tdbcalif" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Project Gantt Chart Durations?

Posted: 10 Nov 2004 07:44 AM PST

Steve,

thanks - this was what I was looking for.

"Marie Garcia" wrote:
 

Resource actual hours

Posted: 10 Nov 2004 07:18 AM PST

So much for that theory <grin>

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs

"Steve W." <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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pop-up window

Posted: 10 Nov 2004 07:05 AM PST

Hello Anna,

Project VBA can "read" the size screen with some functions which call API :
GetSystemMetrics
GetForegroundWindow
GetWindowRect

then you are able to adapt the size of your pop-up window.

You'll find some documents on these functions on this site :
http://www.allapi.net/

Hope this helps,

Gérard Ducouret [Project MVP]

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Is there a tool to find "widows" and "orphans"?

Posted: 10 Nov 2004 06:27 AM PST

John,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Re: "All tasks MUST have a successor but not all tasks will necessarily have
a
predecessor. The former is driven by the philosophy that if a task
doesn't "feed" something (i.e. another task or end milestone), then why
spend effort on the task. The latter applies to tasks that may start
independently of any previous tasks (e.g. a particular resource doesn't
become available to work on the project until sometime after the project
is started)."

I agree with this assessment, although most of the time when a task has no
predecessor it was an logical OVERSIGHT, hence my desire for the "tool"
Gerard has described.

Re: "Something else you might want to do after you have addressed widows and
orphans is to apply the "Summary" filter and ensure no Summary lines
have predecessors or successors. If they do, I recommend you change them
so they apply to performance tasks or milestones. Links to Summary lines
are allowed by Project but they generally cause problems."

I generally agree with this guideline, although in this same discussion
group I have seen arguments that go both ways. I think that for the most
accurate computation of critical path you want to link tasks as the lowest
level possible rather than at the summary level.

Sincerely,

Victor Schwartz

"John" wrote: